Bøker av Melanie (Simsbury Public Schools) Meehan

"This book is an instructive call to action for all of us who need to be reminded of what hope enacted as classroom practice can look like."  ¿Cornelius MinorEvery classroom is shaped by the skills, languages, social and cultural identities, perspectives, and passions of the children within it. When you approach writing instruction with a deep understanding of children in your classroom, everything else¿assessment, planning, differentiated instruction, mentor and shared texts¿begins to fall into place. And you can teach writing with inclusion, equity, and agency at the forefront.  Authors Melanie Meehan and Kelsey Sorum show you how to adapt curriculum to meet the needs of the whole child. Each chapter offers intentional steps for responsive instruction across four domains: academic, linguistic, cultural, and social-emotional. Features include: Inspiration, classroom examples, and scaffolded tips for creating individualized resources Customizable information-gathering and planning tools, classroom charts, and writing samples Space for making notes and working through ideas Links to online content, including printable templates

Empowering striving writers to thrive as writers! When we think of students who have faced instructional challenges as striving writers, their path to success becomes clearer. It may not be the same path their classmates travel, but with you as their guide, they will reach their goal.  This book, filled with practical strategies, classroom-management ideas, reproducible tools, as well as low and high-tech solutions for increasing output and boosting self esteem will also help you: ·         Implement principles of UDL to optimize your classroom environment and student learning;·         Identify and honor students¿ strengths throughout your writing instruction;·         Maximize the power of formative assessment to set goals with students·         Integrate the most appropriate technology that empowers students and leads them to independence